Chapter 113 I allow you to adopt a foster daughter
Zhao Yun was very satisfied with Ye Wanhe's answer. He carefully bandaged the wound on Ye Wanhe's wrist and said, "Go back to the palace."
Ye Wanhe nodded slightly and followed Zhao Yun into the East Palace's carriage.
As soon as they got on the carriage, Zhao Yun pulled Ye Wanhe into his arms, held her head with his big hands, kissed her red lips, and let her go after a long while.
"Wan He, I can give you everything except a name and a child. What do you want?"
Ye Wanhe whispered, "I am already satisfied to be able to accompany His Highness."
Zhao Yun gently stroked Ye Wanhe's head, listened to her gentle words, and felt guilty, so he had to hold her in his arms.
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In the temple.
Yun Xiangye looked at Gu Yan and said, "Why would His Royal Highness the Crown Prince propose marriage to my cousin for no reason?"
Gu Yan said: "I'm afraid this matter has something to do with Aunt Ye."
Yun Xiangye had guessed something, "Can mother help stop this marriage?"
Gu Yan said: "Go back and ask mother to give it a try."
Yun Xiangye hurriedly picked up Nuonuo and returned to the Princess's Mansion, and went to the main courtyard to meet the Princess.
"Mother."
The princess was playing with Xiao Jingru with Prince Ning. When they saw Yun Xiangye and Gu Yan coming, Gu Ling frowned and asked, "What do you want?"
Gu Yan said, "Mother, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to arrange a marriage between Xiangye's cousin Su Zhan and Xu Mengqi from the Zhenbei Marquis's Mansion."
Xie Zhixuan smiled faintly and said, "This is a good thing. Su Zhan has been helping my business over the years. He is very good at doing business. In just a few years, Su's Dental Shop has become the number one dental shop in Chang'an. In time, Su Zhan will surely become a wealthy businessman."
Gu Yan said: "How can this be a good thing? Su Zhan was born into a merchant family, while Xu Mengqi is the eldest daughter of a marquis's family. There is a huge difference in their status."
Xie Zhixuan said, "It's fine if someone else said this, but how can you say this? Su Zhan is Xiangye's cousin, which means he is also your cousin. They are both very close relatives. How come your cousin of the Prince of Ning is not worthy of the eldest daughter of the Xu family?"
Yun Xiangye whispered, "Mother, my cousin has always had a woman in his heart that he can't forget. If he lets go of her one day, it would be fine for him to get married. But now I think he hasn't let her go. If he marries Miss Xu, it would be a great disgrace to her."
Xie Zhixuan looked at Yun Xiangye and asked, "Has the woman he's always thinking about gotten married?"
Yun Xiangye shook her head and said, "We haven't gotten married yet."
Gu Yan said: "The girl that Su Zhan has always been thinking about is Aunt Ye."
Xie Zhixuan couldn't help but frown when she heard this, "No wonder Yun'er gave Su Zhan a marriage for no reason."
Yun Xiangye said, "Mother, could you please go and talk to His Majesty and ask him not to grant my cousin a marriage?"
Without waiting for Xie Zhixuan's reply, Gu Ling refused and said, "No."
Xie Zhixuan glanced at Gu Ling and said to Yun Xiangye, "Xiangye, Yun'er has never allowed others to covet his things since he was young. The reason why he granted the marriage must be that he knew Su Zhan's mind and wanted to grant him a noble lady to completely cut off Su Zhan's delusions. If it weren't for the marriage, Su Zhan would still be obsessed and continue to covet the maids in the East Palace, which is ultimately beyond the rules. I'm afraid..."
Xie Zhixuan didn't say the rest of the words, but Yun Xiangye already understood.
Yun Xiangye sighed softly.
Xie Zhixuan said: "Not everyone in this world can be together. Many people are not destined to be together. You should also persuade Su Zhan to make the best of it and treat the person in front of him well."
Yun Xiangye replied dully, "Yes."
Yun Xiangye returned to Qingfeng Garden, feeling very depressed. The sky outside was also covered with dark clouds, making it even more difficult to breathe.
Gu Yan saw Yun Xiangye sitting on the small couch, so he went over and sat beside her and said, "Actually, just like my mother said, this is not a bad thing. The last time we saw my aunt during the Lantern Festival, she was looking forward to my cousin getting married and having children soon... This marriage arrangement can also put an end to my cousin Su's thoughts about Aunt Ye. He can get married and have children without my aunt having to think about him all the time."
Yun Xiangye frowned slightly. In fact, Yun Xiangye also understood that if Sister He could successfully fake her death and leave the palace, she would probably not marry her cousin.
After all, there is no impenetrable wall in this world. If Sister He faked her death and left the palace to protect the royal bloodline and committed the crime of deceiving the emperor, Gu Yan's red book and iron certificate could protect their nine clans from danger. Even court officials would plead for mercy. With the red book and iron certificate, His Majesty would not pursue the crime of deceiving the emperor too much.
But if Sister He marries Cousin Su and lets the Crown Prince's child call Cousin Su daddy, once the truth comes out, even if Gu Yan uses up all three red books and iron certificates, he will not be able to protect the nine clans of the Yunye and Su families.
Yun Xiangye felt as if a huge rock was pressing on her heart. Nothing had gone well for her since she came to Chang'an City. Every single thing made her feel depressed.
She longed more and more for the freedom and comfort of her hometown.
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The second day of March.
In the East Palace bedroom, when Ye Wanhe woke up, she only felt a severe soreness in her throat and her bones all over her body ached.
Ye Wanhe tried to get up from the bed several times but failed, and simply fell into sleep again.
It was not until noon that Ye Wanhe heard footsteps outside. She saw Zhao Yun sitting next to her and touching her forehead with his hand.
"Why is it so hot? Call the doctor."
When Ye Wanhe heard the word "imperial physician", she hurriedly stood up with all her remaining strength, threw herself into Zhao Yun's arms and said, "Your Highness, don't ask for an imperial physician, don't... I'm just... just... I'm sad because you're going to choose a crown princess tomorrow, and I'm also worried that's why I feel unwell..."
Ye Wanhe said in a hoarse voice, "Don't bother the imperial physician. I don't want you to see the imperial physician on the auspicious day of the imperial concubine selection tomorrow. It would be unlucky."
Zhao Yun was stunned for a while before he said, "Didn't I tell you? I can give you everything except the status and the child. You don't have to panic. You have a severe fever and need to call a doctor."
Ye Wanhe whispered: "No need to call a doctor..."
Zhao Yun held Ye Wanhe's burning hand and said, "It's so badly burned, how can you not call a doctor?"
Ye Wanhe said, "Your Highness, you will be choosing a concubine tomorrow. It would not be good if you called the imperial physician for me today and the news reached His Majesty and the Queen. I am also suffering from a heart disease caused by love, and the imperial physician will definitely not be able to cure me."
Zhao Yun felt even more guilty when he heard what Ye Wanhe said, "Wanhe, didn't you keep dreaming about the child we lost a few days ago?
I will allow you to adopt an adopted daughter, and that child can call me father in private. When she grows up, I will give her the status of a princess.
In this way, you and I can have a child in private, and you will have someone to rely on in the future."
Ye Wanhe said with tears in her eyes: "Thank you, Your Highness, but let's forget about this adopted daughter. Older girls can remember things after all, and it's cruel for younger girls to enter the palace to learn the rules at such a young age. Let's forget about it..."
Zhao Yun said, "Then pick a child of five or six years old. This age is just right. I will have people search outside the palace for this matter. When the time comes, I will find a few girls to enter the East Palace, and you can choose one from them to recognize as your daughter."
When Ye Wanhe heard the words "five or six years old", she felt extremely nauseous. Her stomach was churning and she couldn't help but vomiting, which went all over Zhao Yun.
Zhao Yun frowned, but because Ye Wanhe was still sick, he did not get angry. He just asked the eunuch to come in and help clean up.
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